Ever wonder what your ‘Master of Obernewtyns’ and Moderators (affectionately know as MoOs and mods) get up during this time of the year?

Yes, all of that. But, most importantly, the month before September has been a time when the Moonfairies come out from their place of residence to assist in preparation for Obernewtyn.net’s annual Moonfair!

Of course, it’s not always smooth sailing for your mods, things can get a little hectic...

But perhaps the most fearful creature of them all is the… is the -

MK: [act]looks to the other MoOs[/act] Dare I say it?

Tanya: :O You don’t mean –

MK: I think I do –

Min: Noooo; we do not speak of that abomination!

MK: The most fearful creature of them all is...

Min: [act]shrugs[/act] Nevermind; please continue.

[act]MK gives a skeptical eye before continuing on with the narrative[/act]

The Destroyer Pig! Yes, the revelation was brought about by Obernet member Miska back during the days of the Proboards who realised that the only true character who could fit the description as Elspeth’s equal –

Elspeth: I’m sorry? Did you just compare me to the likes of a pig?

Rushton: There there my dear, we only know there is only one girl that could ever be in my heart |:|

Elspeth: What was with that emoticon?

Rushton: Nothing |:| [act]meanwhile Min is walking up to Rushton to push him in to a conveniently located pool[/act]

[act]Bec appears and high-fives Min[/act]

MK: Are you two quite finished? Can I please continue? [act]gives Min and Bec a bit of a glare[/act]

[act]Min whistles innocently[/act]

MK: The Destroyer pig was the only character in the first book who could truly fit the character bent on destruction, chaos and matched against Elspeth ability for ability! Since then, members of Obernet have been weary to keep an eye on the little bugger, especially in light of recent events. In any case, with recent events, the members of Obernetwyn.net thought they were safe from this monstrosity. But they were wrong. Oh how wrong they were...

Emerald: It turns out that someone left the gate to the farm open and all our pigs have escaped! [act]gives Rushton a glare[/act]

Rushton: Hey?! Why are we all looking at me for? It’s not like I’ve been the farm overseer for some time. And besides, who was the genius who placed The Destroyer Pig in the same pen as the other pigs?

[act]goes to previous farm footage, and it shows Rushton herding the pig into the normal pen[/act]

Rushton [act]cough[/act] Oh, that’s right, I shifted her in order to rent out her room to some highlanders. We’re currently in an economic financial crisis you know! What with the land being taken over by the rebels, and trade with the Sadorians not confirmed, it’s hard to be certain of finance during this times! And besides - that still doesn’t explain who left the gate open.

Elspeth: [act]interrupts[/act] Actually guys – this just in on ‘The Land Radio’ streaming live through the mind of Farseekers; I can farseek Gevan on the scene; Gevan can you tell us what the situation is down there?

Gevan: [act]adopts a report tone[/act] Well, I'm standing outside the Obernewtyn farmhouse, at what seems to the scene of a ridiculously lame liberation attempt. The plot was foiled, in the early hours of the morning by a rather startled gaggle of geese who happened upon the libber by accident as they tried to leave the barn, and then sounded the alarm.

Ariadne: Oh no! Those poor geese! Are they okay?

Elspeth: [act]appears to be deep in thought[/act] The geese are fine.

Tanya: Well that’s good to hear.

Rushton: Indeed; they’re two weeks behind on their rent.

[act]everyone gives Rushton a look[/act]

Rushton: What? I thought we were all up for equal animal/human rights?

Gevan: Well, it seems a number of piglets managed to escape, one of which is rumoured to be none other than the Destroyer Pig.

Emerald: So our worse fears are confirmed!

Elspeth: This is terrible! What are we going to do?

Rushton: Well, we shall need everyone to band together to and help us find these poor little lost piggies...and the Destroyer, before it's too late! [act]voices changes to concern[/act] Oh! I just can’t bear to think of them all alone out there!

Elspeth: Do you get this concerned when I go on expeditions?

Rushton: Eh – you’re a big girl.

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Mystery 1

Where are Rushton’s beloved Piggies?

The pigs have scattered themselves all over the site. Please help us round them up, they could be literally anywhere, and we can’t let them out on their own for too long!

Find as many pigs as you can and PM their locations to Elspeth. Each pig you round up will score you a half a point.

Finding the Destroyer pig will earn you 2 points. You'll know which one is the destroyer, once you've happened upon it, as we're told it's distinctly different to all of the other pigs - in that it's evil. We'll let you know once they're all rounded up.

The first person to submit all the pigs (have a good guess how many there are :P ) will receive a bonus 5 points!

And, while the storyline will keep going, you will have until 24th August - Monday night 8pm AEST to submit them.

Min: [act]sighs[/act] Why must stuff like this always happen around Moonfair?

Emerald: [act]changes the subject[/act] So, I guess the question is now: what do we do with it?

MK: Who’s hungry? :D

Min/Tanya/Emerald/Ariadne/Rushton: *look utterly appalled … and just quietly, Elspeth doesn’t seem to be too phased by the idea*

MK:~:| oh come on, I was only joking?

Tanya: Mmm, I think I’ll be taking that piggy now [act]puts Destroyer pig on a leash[/act]

Destroyer pig: I refuse to be tied up like some common dog!

All: [act]turn to each other[/act] o_O

Ariadne: Ah – did the pig just speak?

MK: Um… I’m not sure; since when do pigs speak?

Destroyer Pig: Ignorant, insolent - Impudent funaga – you think the speech of your species is difficult for a being such as myself to master?

Tanya: [act]is ignoring what the pig is saying[/act] Yup yup, that was definitely the pig.

Min: So it wasn’t just me?

Emerald: Well that’s a relief.

Destroyer Pig: I suggest you release me at once unless you don’t want me to unleash my destruction on you!!!

Min: [act]turns to Elspeth[/act] So; did you know pigs could speak?

Elspeth: Why are you asking me?

Destroyer Pig: Ah, is anyone listening?

Min: Well, you are the beastspeaker amongst us aren’t you?

Elspeth: But I was never the one fond of this particular animal [act]turns to Rushton[/act]

Destroyer Pig: Uh, hello?

Min: Ugh, do I have to talk to him?

Rushton: [act]is indignant[/act] You know, just because pigs roll around in the mud all day doesn’t mean they are uncivilized. I’ll have you know that Garth found a book that said that pigs were considered to be the next intelligent beasts next to humans.

Destroyer Pig: planning to destroy the world here?

Elspeth: That may be so dear, but the Beforetimers also created the Great White and reality TV shows – I’m not sure we can take everything they say as Lud dear.

Rushton: [act]gives Elspeth a cold shoulder[/act]

Emerald: You know, I always wondered why Elspeth never beastspoke to pigs in the books.

Destroyer Pig: You know, there is a pig trying to talk to you right here?

Min: Jealousy?

Elspeth: I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that.

Rushton: Hear what?

Destroyer Pig: WOULD EVERYONE STOP IGNORING ME!YOU DO REALISE THAT I AM BENT ON DESTROYING THE KNOWN WORLD!!

[act]oinks in indignation[/act]

[act]Everyone is startled to concentrate all attention on the Destroyer Pig[/act]

Ariadne: … So, only the known world aye?

Destroyer Pig: :| Don’t get smart with me Mystic Guildmistress.

Ariadne: :O You know who I am?

Destroyer Pig: I know who you all are! [act]turns to each person to assess[/act] Min – Codewoman and coffee lover; Emerald – dreamweaver fond of the green gems; Tanya – the one who has happens to know the vampire Spike quite well; MornirKirara, otherwise known as ‘MK’ and the hacker

MK: Hey! That wasn’t me – or. |:| it was just that one time…

Destroyer Pig: Elspeth.

Elspeth: Pig.

Destroyer Pig: [act]turns to Rushton and might have turned turn slightly red[/act] and the true Master of Obernewtyn. [act]continues quickly addressing the group once more[/act] You might have me chained up like some common house pet, but funaga you do not know the extent of the havoc I have wreaked thus far!

Min: Big words coming from someone who rolls around in mud all day!

Destroyer Pig; [act]scowls[/act] I’d like to see if your skin is as soft as mine!

Rushton: I can be the judge of that.

Min: Eww – you’re not coming near me!

Rushton: No, I mean what we are to do with the Destroyer Pig; now that we’ve found her – what are we going to do with her? I mean, she hasn’t done anything wrong, even though she says she has done something wrong – we can’t convict her just because she says so; it’s the same as we can’t exactly believe she’s guilty when she’s saying that she is innocent.

Emerald: So what you’re saying is ‘innocent until proven guilty… even though she is pleading guilty?’

Rushton: More or less.

Elspeth: Sometimes, I don’t know how your mind operates.

Min: Elf, I wonder the same thing since you did bond with the man.

Rushton: Look, are we going to stand here to discuss my love life – don’t you MoOs have some organizing to do?

Tanya: ;D yes yes we do!

Emerald: Yay for Moonfair!

Min: Among other things ;)

Ariadne: ;)

MK: Fine, Rushton, we’ll leave the pig with you and Elf.

Destroyer Pig: Wait?! Don’t you want to hear what I have to say!

Tanya: Not really – we have things to do, Moonfairies and MLWs to seek!

Destroyer Pig: Fine – it’s not like I was going to tell you anyways!

[act]Rushton and Elspeth leave the MoOs to their plotting. After all, all is safe and well now with the Destroyer Pig safely returned.

[act]the MoOs exchange glances and there's a small sound - possibly a squee - from somebody[/act]

Doctor: [act]shaking head, frowning[/act] No? Nothing? Sorry, must have the wrong er...[act]looks around the room[/act] web page. [act]points back inside the TARDIS[/act] I'll be off then.

Em/Min/Tanya/MK: No / wait!

Doctor: [act]startles[/act] Well that's more like it! And in Stereo, no less. [act]closes TARDIS door and leans against it, grinning at the MoOs again[/act]

[act]There's silence for a moment, as the gaping/grinning continues...[/act]

MK: [act]bursts out[/act] Sorry - just...what are you doing here-?

Min: [act]cuts in, babbling[/act] -not that we want you to leave!

Em: [act]quickly cuts in[/act] No, please, by all means, stay-

Tanya: [act]over the top of the others[/act] Stay as long as you like!

Ari: [act]calmly[/act] Would you like a cup of chocca?

Doctor: [act]bewildered, but focuses on Ari's question, and smiles[/act] That would be lovely. Thanks.

Ari: ... [act]squee![/act] [act]grabs him a chocca[/act]

Doctor: ...I seem to be getting a lot of that lately.

MK: [act]whispering aside[/act] ...so...why's he here again?

Em: [act]whispering back[/act] ...I don't care!

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Mystery 2

...Who? Why??

Why would the Doctor visit now? What possible connection could Doctor Who have to Obernet or the Obernewtyn Chronicles? List as many reasons you can think of. Please. We have no idea why he's here, are on the verge of being assimilated by Horten Der Fangirls. Come up with as many connections as you can to link anything Doctor Who, to anything Obernet and/or Obernewtyn (there are a few genuine links in Obernewtyn Chronicles, but you have to squint to find them!). They can be as big or as small as you like, but they have to be fact (eg - "The Doctor appeared at the following Obernet RPGs"), not random/made up ("the Doctor will make a guest appearance at the Masked Ball in the Sending"). For entering - whether you submit 2 or 20 facts - you'll get this single (1) shiny guild point! :D :D :D ...Person to come up with the most facts gets 5 points. PM your entries to Elspeth.

[act]The Doctor is eating chocca out of a jar, while Emerald rolls up a scroll of paper[/act]

Em: So, those are the reasons everyone can think of.

Doctor: Well, yes it's all very interesting, but it's nothing to do with why I'm here. Any more guesses?

Min: I knew it!! You're going to give us some spoilers...[act]pause[/act]...Autoresponse: This being has been assimilated by Horten Der Fangirls

Doctor: [act]waving hand in front of her face[/act] Ah, that's a shame, now. [act]turns to the others[/act] Anyone else care to hazard a guess?

Ari: [act]nonchalantly[/act] NO! Please Doctor, put them [act]thumbs over shoulder, indicating the other four[/act] out of their misery and tell us.

Doctor: Aw, really? No more guesses? [act]pouts[/act]

MK: [act]blinks[/act] Autoresponse: This being has been assimilated by Horten Der Fangirls

Ari: Er, NO, NOW would be good? [act]takes the chocca jar off him[/act]

Doctor: Okay okay! There was a disturbance in the space-time--

Tanya: Yes yes, all very wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey. Get to the good stuff!

Doctor: Right. So, the TARDIS starts alerting me about...something to do with a pig? That make any sense to you guys?

Emerald: Sort of :-/ What else do you know about it?

Min & MK: Autoresponse: This being has been assimilated by Horten Der Fangirls

Doctor: If you say so. Well, it turns out, this pig is trying to mess with a fixed point in time. Something very important has to happen, and this pig is doing it's best to change history. Can't have that happening, not on my watch, so popped in ahead of time to see what I could do to stop it [act]puts on the clever-grin and crosses arms, leaning against the wall[/act]

Emerald: 8-| Autoresponse: This being has been assimilated by Horten Der Fangirls

[act]the sounds of bashing and crashing can be heard from a storage cupboard[/act]

Ari: What the devil is that?

Emerald: Rats, perhaps?

MK: Reverse vampires?

Min: [act]facepalm[/act] spammers? Hackers, perhaps?

MK: Don't look at me!

Tanya: [act]pokes her head out of the store room[/act] Nope! It's me.

MK: [act]sigh of relief[/act] What are you doing?

Tanya: Spring cleaning! [act]picks up an old crumpled pile of something that was possibly once a sock[/act] Blergh. Who keeps this stuff?

Min, Ari and MK: Squirrels? ;)

Emerald and Tanya: Hey!

Ari: Well, we all know Squirrel's are the hoarders of all the mascots, I mean they do like to keep their nuts in places. And even though Rex does happen to have a handy place to store things, it isn't very dry.

Tanya: [act]sticks head back in the store cupboard[/act] Our squirrels wouldn't store this sort of junk. I mean honestly -

Em: Somebody did! ::)

MK: I'm sure it was very precious to someone, once. A long time ago...

Tanya: [act]tosses it down the garbage chute[/act] Well, obviously, nobody does anymore.

Min: [act]pondering...[/act] Tin...can...hmm, why is that familiar?

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Mystery 3

The Tin CanPart I

In it's infancy, one Obernet member had a tin can. We can't remember why. So there's no right or wrong answer. Just come up with a creative reason - in 100 words or less - that the oldbie member would have kept it. The more you make us laugh, the better chance you'll have at winning this round. Enter a reason, score 1 guild point. 5 points up for grabs to the most creative reason. PM your entry to Elspeth.Closing date for entries is 26th August - Wednesday, 8pm AEST

The Tin CanBONUS!

The tin can itself has been thrown down the garbage chute. While it's owner is no longer around, we realise that this item may make someone else a good pet/trophy/dustbin. So, your task, if you want it, is to find it. We don't know where the garbage chute leads - hell, we don't even know who installed it!The can looks like this: And it could be hidden anywhere on the site. Literally, anywhere. First person to find it, and post back here that they've found it (and where exactly - post the link to it), gets to keep it, and scores 5 shiny points for adopting the sorry thing. If nobody finds it within 5 days (before the 29th August), it will undoubtedly have been crushed into a cube with the other junk :P (we will post back here if nobody's found it where it was located and the 5 points will go to nobody).Also - once the one person who's found it has posted the location in this thread - there's no need to comment on the fact in here, okay? ;) Go congratulate them in the questions thread :P

Tanya: Huzzah! Maz has found the Tin can!
MK: wow… that’s such a relief :|
Tanya: [act]narrows eyes[/act] Why do you adopt that tone?
Ariadne: Well, kind of with MK on this one – I don’t really see the significance of a tin can. Except for recycling…
Min: Well, it was around the very early beginnings of the site –
Tanya: So back before proboards –
Min: Yeah, we were still on the Network54 boards weren’t we?

[act]Ari and MK look a bit lost (being the newest MoOs to the team who had only been there for a few years)[/act]
Tanya: Oh sorry – well the Tin Can was even before Camelalot, wasn't it?
Min: [act]nods[/act] Yeap. It was the keepsake of one of our members back in 1999; a member called Sam. She loved her tin can. She even built a website devoted to it...Never found out why.
MK: ...so, you don't know the significance, either? :-/
Ari: Oh oh, I see – it makes sense now!
Tanya: :-/ it does?
Ari: You know, in an Obernet-way.
Emerald: Do you mind if I take a look at it, it’s been such a long time since I’ve held a tin can :P
Tanya: Sure, but remember you’re holding Obernet history there in your hands.
[act]The Tin Can is passed over to Emerald, the other MoOs continuing chatting about preparing the site for Moonfair[/act]
Tanya: In any case, I suppose I must Spring Cleaning aside in order for the Moonfair site celebrations! Us Dreamies have last minute preparations to put together.
Ariadne: Oh, it’s the same with the Mystics.
Min: Well I’m happy to say that the Moonfair site is just about up and running – and can I say that the theme built itself, oddly. It's like the Moonfair site is still searching for it's final home.
MK: Whaaa? How does that work?
Min: [act]shrugs[/act] Dunno, but I'll bet Rushton's to blame.
MK: ::) right, why not? I know, let's blame him for Global Warming.
Tanya: --plus the economy!
Ari: --don't forget swine flu, and the site being hacked--
Min: Actually that one's MK's fault :P
MK: :O I do not hack sites!
Min: No, just this one. To do things to people's usernames and signatures XD
MK: [act]still :O[/act]
Emerald: [act]has been examining the tin can all this time[/act] Er, guys...what's this?
[act]Wordlessly Emerald hands over a note that she extracts from the tin can, as the other MoOs scramble to read[/act]
[act]All look aghast[/act]
Tanya: Can this really be happening?
Ariadne: It must be some kind of mistake.
Min: Where’s RUSHTON?!
Tanya: How will finding Rushton fix any of this?
Ariande: Well, he and Elspeth were meant to be taking the pig away were they not?
MK: :O You can’t go placing the blame on him!
Min: Just watch me. [act]mutters something about where’s a jar of honey when you need one[/act]
Emerald: Girls! This is no time to argue.
Min: What do you suggest we do now then? We can't do Moonfair without the Moonfair cup!
Emerald: Patience. I've a feeling the Pig is too proud of his own plans to keep quiet about it for long.
Ari: So...until tomorrow? :-/
Tanya: I suppose so... :-/
[act]stay tuned for the next [strike]enthralling[/strike] episode...[/act]
PS. Don't forget the tin can may have been found, but you still have until 8pm Wednesday 28th August to submit your Part one entries.

What do diamonds have to do with anything? Again, there's no right or wrong answer - so come up with a reason, in under 100 words, as to why the Destroyer Pig would do this. Are they presents? Time-bombs? You decide! You get a point for entering, and the best reason gets 3 extra points.Submit your reason via PM to Elspeth.You can submit reasons until 28th August - Friday 8pm, AEST.

10ya: So are you saying that not even M10 brilliant skills can remove these numbers from our names?

10rald: Oh, 10ya, I like the way you did not precede M10 with a guild, thus not implying who of the M10’s has the greater skills as a web tekkie.

AshlingM10: Pfft, I think the answer is pretty obvious. [act]Likes the way that the internet is unable to distinguish sarcasm from sincerity[/act] ;) :P

Aria10y: Okay girls, back to the more pressing issue at hand – how are we going to remove these numbers from our names! I mean, not only do I have two numbers, but I also have an extra y.

AshlingM10: Why?

Ariad10y: Hardy ha ha. ::)

AshlingM10: :P so much for lightening the mood. Well, since neither of us are able to change our names, perhaps we shall have to just remain like this forever…

All10: NOOOOOOOOOOO!

[act]blinks[/act]

10ya: Okay, so maybe not that dramatic, but still, it’s a little annoying.

10rald: Couldn’t agree more.

M10: Like you two have anything to complain about, you don’t have to worry about getting mixed up with the other M10.

M10: -_-;;

Ariad10y: But what can we do?

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Mystery 5

10fected

Your MoOs have done so much to present the site you see before you, and now’s your chance to give back! Provide us with a solution to our current dilemma by PMing your answers to Elspeth. You have until 29th August - Saturday, 8pm AEST to submit your solution.

As we take the time to test each of your solutions, why not show the Destroyer Pig that she has not won by developing your own ‘10’ name (for those still lucky enough to change their display names on the forums [act]sniff[/act])

You can do this by editing your Settings, and scrolling down to the "Display name on forums" field. Enter your creative, 10fected name there and update your settings (changing it in this field will ensure that people can still find you if they want to PM you, but that your mini profile next to your posts will have the altered name).

Ariadne: I know what you mean :P No, see the last time I had it was when we were being followed around by all those diamonds... Oh, oh you don’t think –

Emerald: Destroyer pig?

Tanya: Destroyer pig.

Min: G@h Rushton!

MK: Hey! What does he have to do with this?

Min: Well, if he didn’t have that obsession with pigs we wouldn’t be in this mess!

Emerald: Now girls, fighting won’t solve anything.

MK: She started it! [act]mutters[/act] I bet you’re really a closet Rushton fan

Min: Oh yeah, well I bet that you've been throwing ducks off waterfalls!

Tanya: Anyways So, let’s just go about this methodically. So Ari, you said you had it last when all those diamonds were floating about.

Ariadne: Yes :( and I worked so hard on it too – it was nearly done!

MK: Oh, if only we knew what it looked like, that’d make our search so much easier!

Ariadne: Well :D Actually, you know what – I do have a picture!

Ariadne: Well, I did say I was nearly finish didn’t I?

Emerald: Okay, well it’s big enough, should be easy enough to find. Let’s go check it out

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Mystery 6

The Big One-Oh

Ari'd "10" is hiding somewhere around the site. Your task is to find it for her, poor dear.

Once you find the 10, it’ll be your chance to assist the MoOs (and perhaps receive some of that coveted gratitude!) and design the ‘10’ we’ll be using for the banner!Submit your entry to Elspeth and include:- where you found the big 10 (this earns you 1 point!)- your decorated copy of the 10 (this earns you 2 points!)The best 10 will gain 5 additional points.You have until 31st August - Monday, 8pm AEST to find, decorate and submit your Big 10.

Your MoOs in the meantime will begin investigating ways to deal with this pesky swine problem…

MK: You know, I still have some medicinal cheesecake left over

Tanya: Something tells me it’s going to take a little more than cheesecake to stop this pig.

MK: But with the right flavour, cheesecake can solve anything!

Min: I think Chocca would work better, since it is more like mud.

[act]gets a look[/act]

Min: What? Pigs like mud.

Emerald: Well, in that case, mousse would be a far more suitable for these purposes + it’s delicious and does have more of a ‘mud like’ texture.

MK: :-/ Mmm, not sure whether to be disappointed that cheesecake came a poor second to the ‘imitating’ mud category

Tanya: Antelopes and glowworms, elephants and squirrels, Misfits, Obernetters and dual flush devices – we are pleased to announce that we have discovered a pretty awesome way to capture the Destroyer Pig!

MK: And the answer was sitting right under our noses the entire time!

Min: Aw shucks, well, I can’t take all the credit – Emerald was the one who mentioned the Mystic’s ball.

Emerald: It was team work!

Tanya: So can we tell them?

Min: Shall we have Emerald do the honours?

Emerald: You’re too kind Min. It's simple really, I'm not sure why we didn't think of it before. But what do we use during the Mystic Ball to maintain the peace and quiet?

Ariadne: Penguins of course! Everyone knows they're much better equipped to handle those sort of matters then say a watchdog or a lion.

Tanya: And what kind of matters would that be?

Ariadne: Why, the craziness that is Obernewtyn.net of course!

Min: I still can't believe it's been 10 years since Shannon first put up the site so long ago...

MK: We've come a long way :D

Tanya: Met some great people :D

Emerald: And have had a lot of great memories along the way.

Min: And then... some not so great.

MK: :| If the next word that comes out of your mouth starts with 'R' and ends with 'ush-

Rushton: [act]interrupts[/act] I was informed by the coercers that my presence was required?

[act]all eyes turn back to the Master of Obernewtyn[/act]

Emerald: Ah yes, well you see, while we have our security penguins and they'd have no issues retrieving the pig for us. Except -

MK: There's always an exception isn't there?

Tanya: Well, where's the fun in everything always going to plan?

Ariadne: [act]is ignoring the other two speaking [/act]You see, we only tend to have them for the Mystics' ball.

Min: So what you're saying is, that in the meantime...

Ariadne: They tend to do... what penguins do.

MK: Which would be?

Min: Hang out on Obernewytn.net of course! :D

MK: ::) Of course, what was I thinking. So any idea where they hang out?

Ariadne: As far as I know, they can be seen around the forums, visiting from time to time. Apparently we aren't the only ones who find it amusing...

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Mystery 7

Contracting the penguins for a piggy hunt!

Help round up the penguins so integral to the MoOs plan (which we never actually got around to telling you all about)

Emerald: Hey! You never know who might be reading this post.

MK: Remember what happened to Dr Horrible when he announced on his blog about using his freeze ray.

Min: Joss Whedon is a genius - we can learn a lot from him.

Tanya: ::) Anyways - please help us round up the penguins from vacation so they can help us catch the Destroyer pig.

Ariadne: You'll find them around the forums on the first page of the penguin's favourite threads, but not neccesarily in the first post.

Emerald: Furthermore, given that the penguins like staying up-to-date, they shall not be lingering any further back then the first 3 pages of forum threads in any given forum"

MK: Be sure to PM your answers to Elspeth. 1 point for every penguin found and a bonus 2 points for your ideas on how the penguins (and Rushton!) will help capture the Destroyer Pig once and for all!

Rushton: Good luck everyone!

You have until 31st August - Monday Night, 10pm AEST To submit your penguin locations and answers.Please Note when submitting your answers links to locations will be accepted however to make sorting easier we would appreciate a list of place names for penguin locations eg if one were hidden here, instead of submitting your answer as:~Link~rather submit:In "The Ten Days of Obernet" Thread.Thankyou and good luck

Gevan-as-reporter: ...and in this 10 days of shocking...er, shocks [act]shrugs[/act], residents of Obernet and Obernewtyn alike can now rest easy, knowing that the Destroyer Pig has been Taken Care Of --

[act]flash to a video feed of about 10 merry little penguins, all holding up the EVIL Destroyer Pig...who happens to be hog-tied[/act]

Destroyer-Pig: [act]glares mutinously but can't comment otherwise, owing to the gaffa tape across her mouth[/act]

Penguins: [act]joyous[/act] Quark!!

Destroyer Pig: [act]muffled oinks of indignation[/act]

[act]back to Gevan, who is studying his reflection in the camera lenz. A loud COUGH startles him and he refocuses, grinning in a news-anchorly fashion[/act]

Gevan: Huzzuh indeed.

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[act]the MoOs, with a sigh of relief, relax on the couch in Guildhall, watching Gevan's report[/act]

Tanya: So, you're sure we got her this time?

Ariadne: We got her. There's no way she's escaping this time.

Tanya: [act]giggling at the replays of her capture[/act] Awww, look at it, it almost looks so harmless.

Min: Yes... if looks could kill though -

Tanya: And hence why I said 'almost'.

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[act]cut back to Gevan, now interviewing the Penguins[/act]

Gevan: So penguins, fess up - how did you do it?

[act]Penguins exchange looks with each other[/act]

Penguin 2: Well, you see -

Penguin 3: The thing is -

Penguin 4: We don't really like to share our methods.

Gevan: But our viewers must know! Where's the Master of Obernewtyn, then?

Penguin 5: ... I'm not sure if you'd want to know.

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[act]back in the Guildhall[/act]

Ariadne: I want to know!

Tanya: Where has Rushton got to?

Min: Oh no, no, no - see that just wants to make me know even more!

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[act]the news program continues...[/act]

Penguin 6: Let's just say, it involved decoys, plushies and a bit of honey...

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Min: XD Honey?

MK: Oh no, no no no!

[act]on an indoor plant somewhere[/act]

Cricket 1: [act]insect facepalm[/act] Do you mind? Some of us are trying to get a little shut-eye!

Elspeth: That's great to hear! And well, it means that I don't need that Sadorian ship exclusively anymore...at least, not for the Quest.

Emerald: What about the weaponmachines?

Elspeth: [act]shrugs[/act] In my own time. Anyway, what I'm saying is...if you want...

[act]reveals[/act]

Elspeth:...you can use the ship. I can't stop where it's going, but you should have fun getting there...wherever 'there' may be.

Ari/Em/MK/Min/Tanya: :D

Elspeth: You know, as a...sort of...thank you.

[act]looks embarrassed and leaves[/act]

MK: [act]calling after her[/act] Thanks Elspeth!

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Congratulations

For your help and dedication in catching the Destroyer Pig and putting an end to her plans to take over the Known World, you've been gifted with a Mystery Cruise aboard the glorious Sadorian Sea Dancer.

So, get yourself ready - dress up your avatar and signature in the most lavish cruise-party outfit you can find - then head over to the Sea Dancer Docking Bay - we'll be departing soon!

What is the purpose of this guestbook? To congratulate Obernet - all of yourselves who made it possible - for making it to 10 years. There's not many websites like it, I'm sure you'll agree. The guestbook already contains some messages from key people whom without, Obernewtyn.net would never have been possible.

Thanks to anyone who posts on it, and thanks again to every single member of Obernewtyn.net - without your continual support, visiting, and community spirit, we wouldn't exist! :)